Re:How Did the FAA Allow the Boeing 737 Max to Fly?
by GuB-42 on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @07:32AM
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There is, kind of.
My understanding is that there is a button on the stick to disable the autopilot if the pilot just wants to be maneuver. And a circuit breaker to really shut the thing down if there is something wrong, as it happened during the accident.
You don't want to disable everything at once, and put too much cognitive load on the pilot during the worst times. Especially not safety systems like MCAS is supposed to be.
My understanding is that there is a button on the stick to disable the autopilot if the pilot just wants to be maneuver. And a circuit breaker to really shut the thing down if there is something wrong, as it happened during the accident.
You don't want to disable everything at once, and put too much cognitive load on the pilot during the worst times. Especially not safety systems like MCAS is supposed to be.